Ecce Homo
Subtitle
Writings in Honour of Third-Millennium Man
A collection of essays documenting the scientific knowledge of the 20th century on the paleontology of man and the primates, retracing the phases of the evolution of the species.
In the light of recent discoveries in the field of paleontology, a collection of essays is offered as a compendium of present scientific knowledge on the origins of man and his evolution, starting with the primates, all the way to the threshold of the third millennium. From the first anthropomorphic apes to the intellectual expressions of Homo sapiens, expert scholars reconstruct and present the various phases in the development of the human race. This work is published in Italian.
Bio
Donald C. Johanson is a renowned paleoanthropologist, Founding Director of the Institute of Human Origins and Virginia M. Ullman Chair in Human Origins in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. He discovered the fossil skeleton popularly known as “Lucy.” He has written nine books and numerous scientific and popular articles and lectures in the US and abroad.
